![]() “We received calls from men all over England who said they loved our underwear, but wondered if we could make more feminine designs,” Kristina recalls. They published drawings of the silk briefs in local British newspapers (which is where they were based), and people began sending in order requests - along with a crucial piece of feedback. “Our first three designs were called, ‘It’s time to fix men’s underwear,’” Kristina, now 62, tells me. That is: What if we could take this fabric, dye it a deep red or brilliant blue, and make a men’s brief and tank top out of it? Altogether, it was enough to inspire a “what-if” moment. More importantly, it was easy to wash and dry when traveling through freezing temperatures. The high-waisted bottoms and shapeless long-sleeve top wasn’t sexy, but it was ever-so-warm. ![]() ![]() The one thing that had kept them warm in the cold Siberian winter was long silk underwear they’d bought in China. It’s time to fix men’s underwear, Kristina and David Bonfield thought to themselves after marrying in Hong Kong in 1986 and honeymooning throughout Mongolia and Russia on the Trans-Siberian Express.
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